Brandin Cooks of Oregon State walks to the stage after being selected as the No. 20 overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft to the New Orleans Saints. USA TODAY Sports

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Glenn Guilbeau
GANNETT LOUISIANA

The way the New Orleans Saints see it, the NFL could have held the first round of its annual draft on March 8 instead of May 8.

This would have cut down on the multitude of meaningless media mock drafts of which Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he pays no attention.

The club could also have been spending the previous two months getting their first round choice acclimated to their team because Saints coach Sean Payton knew whom he wanted to pick back at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis in late February. ...